Waking up to a puddle of oil under my car = bad.

tru_Asiatik · 08-06-2009, 08:44 PM

happend to me in my old car it it happend while i was driving didnt notice it till i parked the car and there was oil all over the place
from there on i started doing my own oil changes

i just did mine on the z yesterday takes about an hour and thats only beacuse of all the damn screws and i was really clean with it making sure there are no drips and splatters

TBSS2008 · 08-07-2009, 10:08 AM

Thanks for the responses. I got the mod fever just recently installed the Takeda Intakes (love them). I am probably going to be putting on the Berks HFC and Berks Catback exhaust once they start selling them. So I need to start doing my oil changes, I don’t want my dealer to give me hell when they see I modified the car. If I need to take it in for warranty work (hopefully on a rare occasion), I will put the stock parts back on so I won’t have to worry about the warranty being voided.

VCuomo · 08-07-2009, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Cjanik

I've been doing my own oil changes since I was 18, I have never purchased a crush washer for the oil drain plugs before. Never had any leaks either

I might start on this car, but then again thats what I said about my 07 R6 and 08 Tacoma, and I still haven't purchased a new crush washer yet.

khtso · 08-07-2009, 02:07 PM

If you do your own oil changes, just make sure you keep the receipts for the oil and filters you purchase. In addition, try to keep good records of everything (ie: fill out the service schedule form that came with your car). If there's ever a need for warranty work you may need to show Nissan that you did indeed perform regularly scheduled maintenance.

NIZMOZ · 08-07-2009, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 6MT

That's just silly.

Nothing silly about it.

DeLRo · 03-25-2011, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Zcott

While it's probably worse at dealerships, this pretty much applies to most service centers. They don't put the certified techs in the oil change area.
That's where the "cheap" labor goes, and you are getting what you pay for.

I once took my wife's car in for her free change... one of the "techs" was changing the tranny fluid on the car beside hers and dumped it all over the passenger side of our car accidentally. Apparently he sprayed a little water at it, and then walked away.

I didn't find it until I got home. The manager got an earful, but it didn't change what happened. If I hadn't noticed it you can imagine what that paint would have looked like a few days later.

You think that was bad. Back in '02 my roommate had her oil changed in her A4 the day we were leaving from LA to SF. I'm driving over the grapevine and start to see white smoke out the back.
Luckily I was just nearing an exit. I put it in neutral and coasted into a Motel parking lot. Turns out she was 2qts+ low of engine oil and tranny was 1qt+ over or something to that effect.
It took 2 months before Audi admitted fault and paid $8k to replace motor and tranny.

spearfish25 · 03-25-2011, 07:34 PM

These oil leak after dealer oil change stories pop up every 3-6 months. We were overdue. Sorry it happened to you. Now you realize the 'mechanics' working at Nissan can't even do a single repetitive task correctly. This is why my car has never gone in for anything other than warranty replacement work. Look at your maintenance manual and you'll see that it takes very little skill to do everything the dealer does at every service interval.

I keep my own car running...

sonic370 · 03-25-2011, 08:55 PM

the oil tech dude is the same guy that washes all the cars before they sell em.

if i have to take mine in it never really leaves my site. they know me by sight.

flashburn · 03-25-2011, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

These oil leak after dealer oil change stories pop up every 3-6 months. We were overdue. Sorry it happened to you. Now you realize the 'mechanics' working at Nissan can't even do a single repetitive task correctly. This is why my car has never gone in for anything other than warranty replacement work. Look at your maintenance manual and you'll see that it takes very little skill to do everything the dealer does at every service interval.

I keep my own car running...

PapoZalsa · 03-25-2011, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by fuct

or left the old rubber gasket on when he put on the new oil filter.

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Originally Posted by Greg

Or maybe didnt use a new crusher...

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Originally Posted by kdo2milger

yup sounds like a service tech forgot to tighten the bolt down

MightyBobo · 03-26-2011, 05:34 AM

Soooo...yeah, people might want to look at the original post date of this...

Way to be 1.5 years behind, SUCKAHS!

Ghost370Nismo · 03-26-2011, 05:37 AM

Holy crap! I've only had my Z for a week and I'm going to be watching them when they service my Z! That sucks to hear about oil dripping I would be sooo pissed!

onzedge · 03-26-2011, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by kannibul

Most crush washers are aluminum.

Nissan crush washer parts are copper. Either that, or they are aluminum like you state and Nissan anodizes them a nice copper color. This might explain why they are $1.10 each.

ImportConvert · 03-26-2011, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by RCZ

Dealers are a nightmare, I only go there when I get free stuff.

Some dealers are. A good dealer is a godsend, though. I only have my car serviced at the dealer, and only by a tech qualified to work on that car. I have his cell and give him a ring a day or two in advance. Create a portfolio of work done to the car, and if/when I sell it, I will have proof that all work was done by a competent source, at the recommended interval, and I further have ammo to protect my warranty if anything ever goes wrong. The dealership or the manufacturer (depending on what's wrong) will eat the cost. People make mistakes. If I make a mistake, it's on me. If they, then them. Much rather that mistake be on them.

bripolar66 · 05-16-2011, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 6MT

It's not "rubber". Nissan uses a brass crush washer on their drain plugs. It is NOT re-usable. They are around $1. So if someone doesn't replace it, they're either stupid or don't know that it can't be re-used.

I just did my first oil change last night. It was very easy. Just remove 16 bolts and 3 fasteners, drop the splash pan and it's so easy that I didn't spill one drop.

no need to replace it everytime. if it makes u feel good then do it othewise they wont leak untill its totally f*#@ed up.

08-06-2009, 08:44 PM	#31 (permalink)
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03-25-2011, 07:34 PM	#37 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	These oil leak after dealer oil change stories pop up every 3-6 months. We were overdue. Sorry it happened to you. Now you realize the 'mechanics' working at Nissan can't even do a single repetitive task correctly. This is why my car has never gone in for anything other than warranty replacement work. Look at your maintenance manual and you'll see that it takes very little skill to do everything the dealer does at every service interval. I keep my own car running... __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

03-26-2011, 05:34 AM	#41 (permalink)
MightyBobo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 8,465 Drives: No cars; only bikes Rep Power: 52	Soooo...yeah, people might want to look at the original post date of this... Way to be 1.5 years behind, SUCKAHS! __________________ I don't own a car anymore.

08-07-2009, 10:08 AM	#32 (permalink)
TBSS2008 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 195 Drives: 11 Corvette GS 6spd Rep Power: 16	Thanks for the responses. I got the mod fever just recently installed the Takeda Intakes (love them). I am probably going to be putting on the Berks HFC and Berks Catback exhaust once they start selling them. So I need to start doing my oil changes, I don’t want my dealer to give me hell when they see I modified the car. If I need to take it in for warranty work (hopefully on a rare occasion), I will put the stock parts back on so I won’t have to worry about the warranty being voided.

08-07-2009, 02:07 PM	#34 (permalink)
khtso Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 59 Drives: 2009 370Z Rep Power: 16	If you do your own oil changes, just make sure you keep the receipts for the oil and filters you purchase. In addition, try to keep good records of everything (ie: fill out the service schedule form that came with your car). If there's ever a need for warranty work you may need to show Nissan that you did indeed perform regularly scheduled maintenance.

03-25-2011, 08:55 PM	#38 (permalink)
sonic370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orange Texas Posts: 1,574 Drives: 09 370Z Sports PGK Rep Power: 18	the oil tech dude is the same guy that washes all the cars before they sell em. if i have to take mine in it never really leaves my site. they know me by sight.

03-26-2011, 05:37 AM	#42 (permalink)
Ghost370Nismo Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Hebron,Indiana Posts: 6 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 14	Holy crap! I've only had my Z for a week and I'm going to be watching them when they service my Z! That sucks to hear about oil dripping I would be sooo pissed!